Top 20 Fallout New Vegas Early Game Perks

[@guntherhermann4225]

Some caveats with Bloody Mess: -If you do the 3 Card Bounty Quest, bloody mess will make it very difficult to earn the full rewards since Bloody Mess will often times pulp the heads of the fiends you need to kill. -This perk is god-tier in Dead Money since you will naturally dismember Ghost People, meaning you don't need to rely on Dog to eat ghosts or waste an extra bullet/keep a bear trap fist handy for them.

[@ReapeeRon]

Both of those can be very true.

[@peytonvaldez2892]

@@ReapeeRon light touch is bugged where it doesn't work

[@lucutes2936]

But its unrealistic

[@farscorpion1266]

@@peytonvaldez2892 erm what the sigma it does?

[@clevertonlins6455]

And Stay Back is a crazy perk. Once i survived a 5 DeathClaw Attack thanks to this perk and a Riot Shotgun.

[@SPECTER0459]

I was just thinking the quick draw perk would actually work really well if New Vegas was like the older Fallout games. Where before you had to have your weapon holstered around lots of people, or if you wanted to talk to them. It still wouldn't matter a ton but it'd save you lots of health potentially getting your shot off first, especially if you or the enemy had a high damage weapon. It'd fit New Vegas's western theme too, having to be the fastest gun in town

[@ReapeeRon]

It does fit with the western theme, but for practical uses it is a little limited. Most of the time it is better to just shoot someone in the back before they have a chance to draw there gun. You also tend to be faster then the NPCs in the game anyway.

[@harizotoh7]

@@ReapeeRon You're neglecting that quick draw affects ALL weapon switching. That includes switching from a weapon to a grenade. Or switching between your pistol and shotgun. Typically people have more than 1 weapon they use in combat.

[@joshuavanburen743]

@@harizotoh7 still a very average perk

[@thesnowmiser6728]

​@@joshuavanburen743is role-playing game. I take perk to roleplay

[@timothylikesbeerandbread]

Light touch + Ulysses armor + Boone's beret stacks for a nasty +15 to crit chance. Additionally, you can wear the elite riot gear helmet and the beret at the same time which other than looking pretty funny adds 6 DT, +2 to perception and the sneak sight.

[@ReapeeRon]

That is true, there is quite a few ways to make a crit builc.

[@et34t34fdf]

You know, i hate how they made crit builds all about light armor/no armor. When i'm using, say, a gatling laser, it just doesn't feel right to do it without power armor, but light touch punishes you for wearing power armor.

[@BlackDogHair1]

​@@et34t34fdf but the speed boost from perks and Big MT implants make up for it. I used to be big into DT with power armor.

[@1andOnlyKB]

​@@BlackDogHair1this game is absolutely phenomenal sensational bro

[@BlackDogHair1]

@@1andOnlyKB 😂😂good, enjoy it.

[@Dysfunctional_Vet33]

Can we get a skills tier list for 3 and NV

[@lucutes2936]

Its here

[@BaeBunni]

Light touch, does work on clothing. Light touch system uses a list of what "isn't affected." so it essentially stops working if you wear an armor from that list which is full of medium and heavy armor.

[@ReapeeRon]

That makes sense, that is how I thought it worked but I wasn't sure if that was how it worked or not. Most of the time I am just using light armor. Or the Naughty Nightware for the extra luck.

[@BaeBunni]

@@ReapeeRon also since it works like that many times modded armor usually aren't added to the list regardless of thier weight.

[@mrcopycat2355]

​@@BaeBunni For anyone interested there is a mod "Light Armor Fixed" which, basically, makes any mod light armor (or DLC) work as intended for those perks

[@Nymphonomicon]

*speaks Widowmaker*: "Share-shay la fomm"

[@zachlewis9751]

I just wanted to say that the light touch and grunt perks, Boone’s beret, Grahams armor and A Light… pistol is a great early combo you can get very quickly and will last you a while. Play through the early game normally and do Boones quest for the beret and when you get to Vegas for the first time do Honest Hearts. Great armor and crit chance with a great gun that will make good use of that crit chance.

[@BlackDogHair1]

Ulysses duster is better than graham's armor 5 vs 3 for crit chance. I found out the hard way.

[@zachlewis9751]

@@BlackDogHair1 and also isn’t super easy to get within the first 2 hours of gameplay.

[@BlackDogHair1]

@@zachlewis9751 it isn't. I believe if people know, they get grahams armor first then hit the divide later and get Ulysses duster. Pretty easy to get grahams armor tho and is amazing when ya under level 35-40 ish. I'm not a big fan of the elite riot gear but it's still really good as well.

[@zachlewis9751]

@@BlackDogHair1 I guess you missed it but my comment was kind of a suggestion for a quick two hour build that would carry you most of the game.

[@BlackDogHair1]

@@zachlewis9751 fair enough.

[@space1104]

hit level 50 in 4 days with about 90% completion, your videos helped me a lot as its been so long since playing the initial game on 360. Thanks for the content!

[@sylvananas7923]

Wich path for the main story did you take ? What are your thoughts on the DLCS ? I'm curious

[@ReapeeRon]

Thanks, and I am glad that the videos can help you!

[@space1104]

@@sylvananas7923 I went with yes man and destroyed the army after completing all side missions and saving all the different factions. Also i enjoyed the dlcs but preferred either lonesome road or honest hearts most.

[@michael2002_]

Light touch is good for the sierra madre because you can only get light armor plus although its an exploit you can take it as an extra perk when you leave goodsprings

[@ReapeeRon]

That is very true.

[@zackfake1253]

If what i read from the wiki is correct light touch also works with the elite riot armors from lonesome road even though its not light armor due to not being added to the list of armors that disable light touch when worn, though testing 5% crit chance is kinda hard to do

[@eggy6815]

Great video, for a suggestion, do you think you could do perk lists for certain builds? Like which perks to take at certain levels for something like energy weapons.

[@max7971]

Bro, there are 3-5 perks that are related to energy weapons. Just pick those.

[@ReapeeRon]

I could do a video like that.

[@petervlcko4858]

I miss games like this with flavor and things to do. There could be more even in NV but still is very solid game and many people will find very their way of playing it. Perks in this game are example of good thought out approach towards players experience.

[@Arkaskas1]

One thing to note light touch and laser commander crit chance is additive after every other calculation meaning it is better for low crit chance weapons since it gives a flat increase instead of being multiplied.

[@Psychonautical89]

If you use ANY reloadable projectile, the best early perk by miles is Rapid Reload. If using crits at all, the best early perk is Light Touch. If neither of those apply, its probably a toss-up between Travel Light and the gendered perks with 10% damage to male NPCs depending on how much you value speed versus how good you are with headshots and this how useful 10% damage to half the enemies will be.

[@fiveam8626]

image if quick draw had a damage bonus for like the first (or a few depending on gun type and rat eof fire) shots fired from a gun.

[@ReapeeRon]

That would be a cool addition to the perk.

[@evan08rhys09]

Just got into your channel a couple weeks ago and love your list videos. Would love to see you do some fo4 videos as well as fo3 and fnv

[@ReapeeRon]

Thanks and I plan on making some videos for each of those too.

[@evan08rhys09]

​@ReapeeRon reckon I've got about 5000 hours between the 3 games, but still find your videos very helpful as well as entertaining.

[@e.m.8184]

"and stay back" is just flat out broken. nothing can stand in your way when you can ragdoll your enemies indefinitely as long as you have ammo to throw at them (which you'll have because the game is piss easy).

[@ReapeeRon]

yeah, unless you only use the single shotgun or the double barrels, then it's not real op.

[@mattbrown352]

Always take "and stay back" and shotgun surgeon, with GRA ammo even the lever-action shotgun becomes a choice weapon.

[@Nymphonomicon]

Spoilers: The Epic Games version of New Vegas is an inferior copy of the game. Aside from having all the issues the regular New Vegas has that the modding community has fixed over the years, it is missing content that can be found on every other digital store's New Vegas Ultimate Edition. It also requires patching be done to the Epic Launcher to allow you to do any modding (including necessary bugfixes and performance enhancements).

[@sandorbence2067]

Pack Rat+ Mad Bomber+ the microfusion cells from Repconn HQ, you can get over 150 MFC grenades early game and still have plenty of carrying capacity left. It will be more than enough until you'll get better stuff from Boomers, Van Graffs or the Gun Runners or get the proper skills for a fully viable expolsive build (MFC grenades have low strenght and expolsives requirements and do fairly low self damage even without proper armor).

[@gagetolinwrites6845]

Random question: Does the Lady Killer perk apply to the Deathclaw Mother, Fire Ant Queen, and Radscorpion Queen?

[@ReapeeRon]

No it only works on Humans.

[@laz981]

That would be Kick ass tho

[@evanmcdonald9134]

I love bloody mess but sometimes it makes looting vaguely annoying. Like I kill 8 people in a small room with a super sledge but then differentiating between the bodies is really hard when they are all just body parts strewn around the room

[@randomgamer1433]

I always watch these types of videos (guides and tips/tricks for new players) despite having a couple thousand hours in fallout 3 and new vegas combined

[@Fastwinstondoom]

And Stay Back is maybe the most busted perk in the entire game, I never take it anymore when I play since it just trivializes too much of the game when using shotguns.

[@ReapeeRon]

It is really strong even more so with the Riot Shotgun.

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

I only use if on a Cowboy build that use Level Action Shotgun The reload spend balance out the perk

[@harizotoh7]

Do tier lists for Grunt, Cowboy, and Laser Commando weapons lists. Some are obvious but some not so much.

[@Genrevideos]

I already owned Fallout NV on steam and I recently started playing it again on Epic Games. And interesting enough, the game runs better on Epic than when I had it on Steam

[@zaiakiryakoz2112]

I’ve ran NW on a lot of different launchers for some reason it’s been the best on console just no mod access

[@Genrevideos]

@@zaiakiryakoz2112 yeah my dad played it on PS3 and it worked out A-Ok for him.

[@IbilisSLZ]

For me better experience (I tested Steam and GOG only) was GOG version, I guess it's because of Steam requiring use of launcher and GOG version having no copy protection (which probably slows game a bit, expecially heavily modded/unofficially patched).

[@cykeok3525]

Curious, in what ways do you mean it runs better?

[@Genrevideos]

@@cykeok3525 I’m not dealing with as many crashes on Epic as I am on Steam, I don’t have to install any mods for quality of life improvements, I have shorter load time on Epic than I do Steam, and it was easier for me to optimize my game

[@Ghostface2252]

How could you forget about the Sierra combat armor which is light armor?

[@Tucher97]

Assuming you are doing a practical playthrough, IE pissing off legion because their hit squads carry some good weapons, the sex perks are quite good for it.

[@BlackDogHair1]

5:05 Ulysses duster, Boone's recon hat and boom that is 8+ crit chance. Make a crit bulid, use Christine's COS silenced sniper, Graham's 45, and automatic rifle with handloader for JSP 308 and SUPR 45. Stupid damage and Graham's 45 is a carry holdout weapon too so it can be snuck into casinos.

[@Jsgamer117]

Can you do a list of the best perks to take when doing to perk duplication glitch

[@ReapeeRon]

That would pretty much just be Light touch, and any perk above the level 6.

[@NymphieJP]

Oh baby! More perk rankings! And stay back! Is perhaps my most favourite perk. It's so busted late game and powerful mid game. it's like super slam.... except ranged hahaha

[@galdersrontgorrth]

i'd say it's busted as soon as you get the riot shotgun, which you can get from the omerta cashier even at level 1.

[@Psychonautical89]

Yeah I just stopped taking them after like 6 playthroughs. Especially Super Slam!, since it often just knocks an enemy away out of reach for your last strike and occasionally will send the body out of reach unable to be looted.

[@Psychonautical89]

​@@galdersrontgorrth hell it's busted with pretty much every shotgun except the single shotgun and sawed off. Pretty much any other with at least 4 shots in the mag is plenty.

[@galdersrontgorrth]

@@Psychonautical89 depends on the difficulty. with a riot shotgun you can clear out dead wind cavern on the highest difficulty no problem. pretty sure other shotties are too slow since the deathclaws kill you in 1-3 hits (depending on your level, armor and endurance). and this area is where the most deathclaw swarm you at once (usually the whole pack comes once you fire a single shot).

[@andresgarduno6830]

Thank you i just started another base game playthrough❤

[@ReapeeRon]

No problem!

[@Heydad956]

I gotta remember that 5% is A LOT in this game. I'm used to games where that is pitiful.

[@ReapeeRon]

Yeah any crit chance is a great bonus.

[@Tennischamp450]

Can we get a video on inventory management? I’ve played through multiple times(with a couple being over 10 years ago somehow), but I am now trying out hardcore and struggling limiting what I am carrying.

[@jason4482]

You've played fallout for 10 years, and you need a video telling you how to stay under carry weight limit? 💀

[@max7971]

Just drop useless shit???

[@Tennischamp450]

@@jason4482 I played 10 years ago and haven’t played it in the time in between and never on hardcore. It’s causing me to completely rethink what I’m carrying, maybe I shouldn’t be picking up every sunset sarsaparilla I find lol.

[@pbh81]

Depends on the built. probably want to use the companions as pack mules at the start. Use the package Dropboxs to your advantage. Novac is good like that, easy enough to get a base for storage and items to be delivered to. I always used the bins around goodsprings by the work benches for storage. Don't need to carry alot with an unarmed or melee built. Strong back is great for extra storage but pack rat is superb for carrying large amount of ammo. Long term aim for jury rigging which will cut another chuck out of inventory management and will add value to what you are selling. Big problem is at the start when you want the caps and you haul everything and sell everything, you really got to ask yourself is it really worth it. Does it have value, is it worth the money and do you need it (like the 20th food item for personal use) . You can spend a lot of time hauling and selling at the start of the game and you might be better off asking yourself do you want to be hauling or playing the game and advancing through the levels etc. alternatively do Dead money or even honest hearts early in the game. Buy whatever you need with the Gold and travel light. Honest hearts has some very High value armor and weapons which will which will set you up nicely on 2 or 3 trips back and selling them.

[@bigred3308]

You got to be kidding me i just bought the ultimate edition and now it free of course

[@moarblood5120]

Don't feel bad, it crashes often on epic and most mods aren't supported through epic. I played a couple hours for free, then went and bought it on steam and molded in all the extra memory and crash fix mods lol.

[@brantnuttall]

5:45 yeah but I always go early to Big Mountain for the sneak armour and that's medium................

[@SvengelskaBlondie]

As nice as that armour is, sold it when it kept using up all my med-x and also using stimpacks when I didn't want to. Would like it more if you could turn off that function, I like using stimpacks as a last resort.

[@brantnuttall]

@@SvengelskaBlondie I totally agree but when wearing it I would deliberately not pick med x up. not that I used it anyway.

[@BarakGage]

New reapey vid!! Straight ASMR dude I LOVE it thank you

[@ReapeeRon]

Glad that you enjoy them!

[@BarakGage]

@@ReapeeRon keep making them, I’d literally listen to you read a phone book

[@theyodelingyeet]

Best traits?

[@HanCholo112]

How to pronounce Chercher La Femme: Cher (singer) Shea (first name) la fam (family)

[@deathdealer312]

Its Cherchez le Femme, it(according to google) means "look for that woman".

[@kerrdogg8500]

comprehension and educated go brrrrr

[@ReapeeRon]

They can both be pretty good too.

[@AVkid]

Love to grab love and hate and the trail carbine after chances knife

[@normanred9212]

Best way to play is Tale of Two Wastelands

[@NotSure-v4t]

I've been wondering this since I discovered your content. How much does a mod like JSUE alter your tier lists? I still enjoy your takes, but I have not and will never play the vanilla game so it's not a total 1:1 for me. Just curious, really.

[@ReapeeRon]

That would change quite a few of the perks and how you play in general.

[@danguillou713]

The gender perks also give you additional dialogue here and there. Seduction and such. And the same-sex ones = your character is gay.

[@ItsZuniAndItsFuzzy]

Will 8gb Ram will be enough to play this perfectly?

[@benkissinger6973]

This game will never run perfectly lmao. It’s part of the charm

[@ItsZuniAndItsFuzzy]

@@benkissinger6973 At least in all the videos i see it never lags as fuck in combat-

[@ragtimeryu9002]

toughness my beloved

[@Don11037]

Talk about fallout 1 and 2 perks

[@ReapeeRon]

Maybe 1 day, that could be fun!

[@TheProdigalCat]

Didn't they only have 18 months to get New Vegas off the ground? like 18 months from "We're gonna make a new Fallout game" to popping bottles. That's fucking nuts considering how much they put in the game. It should be studied by every game dev.

[@ALTPRNT]

@CatsAgainstCommunism gotta remember that while the timeliness is impressive, they did a copy paste of alot of stuff from fallout 3, with small changes. But I can't deny it's my favorite fallout game to this day lol

[@FumbleSquid]

KZbin deleted my huge comment that took like 10min explaining why the sturdy caravan shotgun isn't included in that perk and how to fix it I hate this website

[@seken1488]

How do you run this game

[@ReapeeRon]

I think by default it is caps lock, could be wrong about that though. You can also go to settings and set it to always run on.

[@lucretiakillingsworth]

I never understood the Black Widow, Confirmed Bachelor perks.. I'm attracted to you so I'm gonna kill you? What kind of logic is that..

[@Bad_Gazpacho]

You get them to lower their guard, so you hit them where it hurts the most.

[@NicdeGroot]

"Share-Shay La Phem"

[@Bad_Gazpacho]

That's a good approximate.

[@arizonaranger4454]

These videos fuel my autism

[@ReapeeRon]

Is that a good thing?

[@arizonaranger4454]

@@ReapeeRon More just a fact rather than something I consider good or bad. I like New Vegas I have 600 hours in it so I consume media about it akin to snack foods.

[@Skank_hunt420_]

Great game

[@Skank_hunt420_]

Better video

[@ReapeeRon]

Thanks! I love New Vegas.

[@LegoAdmiralAAckbar]

Wazzup

[@marco529]

You wear armor in game? Everybody I know just wears a vault suit or dresses up in formal attire to play.. I guess it's different for the younger generation.

[@max7971]

Weirdo

[@lucutes2936]

7:00 GO AWAY

[@anthony-fw6cg]

6:45 oh God he's coming for me!

[@laxio-oq6yo]

“Sher-shay-lah-fem.” That’s it.

[@sweetemotions2418]

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[@max7971]

Why do an “early game” perk video, when you can milk the views to the fullest with “best lvl 2 perk”, “top 10 lvl 4 perks” and so on? Would fit right in with your other ones.

[@ReapeeRon]

Maybe if enough people want that.

[@Contrabann_]

I was hoping we'd get a new vegas Melee tier list at some point 🫶

[@ReapeeRon]

I will, but it will be after the rest of the energy weapons and the explosive weapons.

[@MachinaOwl]

That's a really good idea, and one that'd be hard to make since there are some op ones that go well with certain builds.

[@max7971]

@@MachinaOwl industrial fist > thermic lance > blood nap > old glory > everything else. There’s your tier list